45 RPMs 88: Prince & The Revolution ~ Kiss 45 RPM

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Prince & The Revolution ~ Kiss 

12" 45 RPM front cover  

cover photographer unknown

photo of album cover by Styrous®

 

 

On Wednesday February 5, 1986, Prince & The Revolution released the song Kiss! Kiss is written in the key of A major and has a tempo of 112 beats per minute in common time.    

 

 

Prince & The Revolution ~ ♥ or $

12" 45 RPM back cover  

back cover photographer unknown

photo of album back cover by Styrous®

 

          

Kiss is ranked No. 85 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2021, No. 464 in 2010, and No. 461 in 2004. NME ranked the song at No. 4 in their list of The 150 Greatest Singles of All Time, and voted Kiss the best single of 1986. 

 

 

Prince & The Revolution ~ Kiss 

12" 45 RPM back cover detail 

detail photo by Styrous®

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prince & The Revolution ~ Kiss 

12" 45 RPM side 1 

photos by Styrous®

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 Prince & The Revolution ~ ♥ or $s 

12" 45 RPM side 2

photos by Styrous®

 

     

        

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A - Kiss (Extended Version), Arranged By David Z., Backing Vocals – Mazarati, Producer, Composed By & Performer – Prince And The Revolution, written by Prince - 7:16

Side 2:

B - ♥ or $ (Extended Version), Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performed by Prince And The Revolution, written by Prince And The Revolution - 6:50

Companies, etc.

    Record Company – Warner Communications
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
    Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
    Published By – Controversy Music
    Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
    Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Distributed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.

 Notes:

Cover:
9 20442-0 A [spine]
Original version of "Kiss" available on the 4thcoming album Parade, Music From The Warner Bros. motion picture Under The Cherry Moon available on LP (1-25395), cassette (4-25395) and Compact Disc (2-25395)

Paisley Park, manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company [Warner "W" logo]® [...] © 1986 Warner Bros. Records Inc. ℗ 1986 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the US & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the US [...] Made in USA.

Labels:
0-20442
Controversy Music ASCAP
℗ 1986 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.

Side A, label:
Original version available on the 4thcoming album Parade, Music from the motion picture Under The Cherry Moon (1-25395)

Side B label:
♥ OR $ (Extended Version)

Remarks:
Track B appears release wide with substitute symbols (♥ and $) for the pronounced title without track duration.
On the run-out grooves, the [SRC logo] is stamped, the rest is etched.

Similar editions:
Kiss (initial release without 'Under the Cherry Moon' on the cover)
Kiss (2nd run with 'Under the Cherry Moon' mention on the cover, Allied Record Company pressing)
Kiss (2nd run with 'Under the Cherry Moon' mention on the cover, Specialty Records Corporation pressing) [this release]

Barcode and Other Identifiers        

        

    Barcode (Text): 0 7599-20442-0
    Barcode (Scanned): 075992044202
    Rights Society: ASCAP
    Pressing Plant ID (Runout stamp): [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 1): 0-20442-A-SR1 1-1 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 1): 0-20442-RE1-B-SR2 1-2 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 2): 0-20442-A-SR2 1-2 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 2): 0-20442-RE1-B-SR1 1-1 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 3): 0-20442-A-SR2̶ 3 [SRC logo] 1-1
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 3): 0-20442-RE1-B-SR1 1-1 [SRC logo]

        

Prince And The Revolution – Kiss
Label: Paisley Park – 9 20442-0 A, Paisley Park – 0-20442
Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Single, Specialty Records Corporation Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Funk        

        

        

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20,000 vinyl LPs 283: Prince ~ Parade Under the Cherry Moon

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Prince ~ Under the Cherry Moon 

movie poster
 

 

On this date in 1986, Prince released his vinyl LP album, Parade. It is the score/soundtrack for the film, Under the Cherry Moon which was not released until July 2, 1986.         
 

 

Prince ~ Parade 

vinyl LP record gatefold album front cover

photography by Jeff Katz

photo of album by Styrous®

The plot for the film (link below) is a bit hokey, it didn't get very good reviews (link below). The film tells a story of a gigolo and his friend swindling women with love having it's day only to be lost at the end. It was filmed primarily in Studios de la Victorine in Nice, France and on location in the French Riviera. However, the music is pretty good.          

 

The cast was excellent (link below) with Jerome Benton who also appeared in the 1984 Prince film, Purple Rain and its sequel, Graffiti Bridge, in 1990.      

 

It was the film debut for Kristin Scott Thomas who would go on to appear in the 1994 film, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and The English Patient in 1996.       

Steven Berkoff provided the "heavy" role; he appeared as  General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, as Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series War and Remembrance and many other films as the "villain".      

 

Alexandra Stewart portrayed Mrs. Muriel Sharon; Stewart appeared in dozens of French films including the 1959 classic, Les Liaisons dangereuses.         

Francesca Annis had appeared two years earlier in the sci-fi film, Dune, by David Lynch and Krull directed by Peter Yates in 1983.     

 

Victor Spinetti had been a character in 1960's Beatles films, A Hard Day's Night, Help!, and Magical Mystery Tour.      

     

Prince ~ Parade 

vinyl LP record gatefold album back cover

photography by Jeff Katz

photo of album by Styrous®

The music includes many dance tunes, one of which is my favorite, Kiss, but there are stand-outs such as I Wonder U and Under the  Cherry Moon, both with slow dance/strip beats. Cherry Moon has some nice effects and is very sensual. Venus De Milo is a VERY short but very dreamy instrumental with great piano work.             

Do U Lie? is great and has a slow, almost Broadway musical feeling to it. The Beatles could very well have written it.   

Sometimes It Snows in April closes the album and has a very quiet and dreamy feeling to it with a nice dissonant at times vocal with piano backup.             

Prince ~ Parade 

vinyl LP record gatefold album interior

photography by Jeff Katz

photo of album by Styrous®

Prince ~ Parade poster

photography by Jeff Katz

photo of poster by Styrous®

 

Prince ~ Parade 

vinyl LP record, side 1

photo by Styrous®

Prince ~ Parade 

vinyl LP record, side 2

photo by Styrous®

   

Tracklist:

Side 1:

        Intro   
A1 - Christopher Tracy's Parade, composed by John L. Nelson, Prince - 2:11
A2 - New Position - 2:21
A3 - I Wonder U - 1:40
A4 - Under The Cherry Moon, composed by John L. Nelson, Prince - 2:57
A5 - Girls & Boys
Horn – Eric Leeds
Performer [French Seduction] – Marie France (5)
Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Left] – Lisa*, Sheila E.
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Right] – Susannah, Wendy*
Horn – Eric Leeds
Performer [French Seduction] – Marie France (5)
Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Left] – Lisa*, Sheila E.
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Right] – Susannah, Wendy* - 5:30
A6 - Life Can Be So Nice, Cowbell [Cowbells] – Sheila* - 3:12
A7 - Venus De Milo, Drums – Sheila* - 1:54
        End   

Side 2:

B1 - Mountains
Horn – Eric Leeds
Rhythm Guitar – Mico*
Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss
Horn – Eric Leeds
Rhythm Guitar – Mico*
Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss - 3:58
B2 - Do U Lie?
Drums – Jonathan Melvoin
Performer [Little Gypsy Girl] – Sandra Francisco
Drums – Jonathan Melvoin
Performer [Little Gypsy Girl] – Sandra Francisco - 2:43
B3 - Kiss
Arranged By – David Z.
Voice [Background Voice] – Mazarati
Arranged By – David Z.
Voice [Background Voice] – Mazarati - 3:38
B4 - Anotherloverholenyohead, Voice [All Background Voices] – Prince, Susannah - 3:58
B5 - Sometimes It Snows In April - 6:50

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    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Recorded At – Paisley Park Studios
    Recorded At – Sunset Sound
    Recorded At – Monterey Sound Studios
    Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits:

    Art Direction – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Laura LiPuma
    Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals 4 'Parade'] – Susannah
    Composed By [Orchestra], Arranged By [Orchestra] – Clare Fischer
    Layout [Collage] – Ann Field
    Legal [Representation] – Lee Phillips (2)
    Management [Business] – Fred Moultrie
    Management [Personal] – Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli
    Mastered By [Originally] – Bernie Grundman
    Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Bass – Arni Egilsson, Chuck Domonico*
    Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Cello – Fred Seykora*, Jim Arkatov*, Ray Kramer*, Ray Kelley
    Orchestra [Orchestral Players], French Horn – Brian O'Conner*, Calvin Smith, David Duke, Jim Thatcher*, Joe Myer*, Marni Johnson
    Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Timpani [Tympani], Percussion – Brent Fischer
    Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Trombone – Bill Watrous, Charles Loper, Garnett Brown, Morris Repass
    Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Trumpet – Al Vizutti*, Bob Findley, Larry Ford, Ray Brown (2), Rich Cooper, Bob O'Donnell*
    Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Tuba – Tommy Johnson*
    Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Viola – Alan Deverich*, Alan Harshman*, Carol Mukagawa*, David Stock, Jorge Moraga, Margot MacLaine, Myer Bello, Norman Forrest, Pam Goldsmith*
    Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Violin – Assa Drori, Betty Moor, Bill Hybel, Don Palmer*, Ed Green (2), Erne Granat*, Francine Walsh, Harold Wolf, Henry Ferber, Irma Neumann, Isabelle Daskoff, Janice Gower, Joe Schonbrun*, Karen Jones (2), Mari Botnick, Oscar Chasow*, Pam Gates, Pat Johnson (2), Reggie Hill*, Ron Clark, Sheldon Sanov, Terry Schonbrun*, Bill Hymanson*
    Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Woodwind – Bob Tricarico, Dave Edwards (3), Dick Mitchell, Don Ashworth, Gary Foster, Gene Cipriano, Jack Nimitz, Jim Kanter, Joe Soldo, John Lowe, John Clarke*
    Performer [Signatures] – Bobby Z*, Brown Marc*, Doctor Fink*, Lisa*, Prince, Wendy*
    Photography By – Jeff Katz (2)
    Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution
    Recorded By – Coke Johnson, David Leonard, David Tickle, David Z*, Peggy Mac*, Susan Rogers
    Recorded By [Orchestra] – Arne Frager

Notes:

Music from the motion picture 'Under The Cherry Moon'
© ℗ 1986 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.

Catalog numbers:
9 25395-1 (sleeve)
1-25395 (labels)

Recorded at Paisley Park & Sunset Sound
Orchestra recorded at Monterey Sound

Made in USA.

Similar editions:
Parade (Columbia Records, Carrollton pressing)
Parade (Allied Record Company pressing)
Parade (Specialty Records Corporation pressing) [this release]

 
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Pressing Plant ID (Side B, embossed around center hole): E A S T
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 1): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-1 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 1): 1-25395-B-SR2 1-1 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 2): 1-25395-A-SR2 1-4 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 2): 1-25395-B-SR4 1-2 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 3): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-3 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 3): 1-25395-B-SR4 1-1 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 4): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-2 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 4): 1-25395-B-SR4 1-2 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 5): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-1 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 5): 1-25395-B-SR4 1-3 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 6): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-4 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 6): 1-25395-B-SR2 1-2 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 7): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-4 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 7): 1-25395-B-SR2 1-1 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 8): 1-25395-A-SR2 1-2 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 8): 1-25395-B-SR4 1-1 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 9): 1-25395-A-SR2 [SRC logo] 1- ̷ ̶2̶3
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 9): 1-25395-B-SR2 [SRC logo] 1-3
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 10): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-1 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 10): 1-25395-B-SR3 1-1 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 11): 1-25395-A-SR2 [SRC logo] 1-4
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 11): 1-25395-B-SR4 [SRC logo] 1-1

 

Prince And The Revolution – Parade
Label: Paisley Park – 9 25395-1, Paisley Park – 1-25395

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Specialty Records Corporation Pressing, Gatefold

Country: US
Released: Mar 31, 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Minneapolis Sound, Funk

        

        

         

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Jezebel ~ All Superstars Should Take Under the Cherry Moon-Sized Risks  

Roger & Ebert ~ A Defense of Under the Cherry Moon (review)      

Chicago Reader ~ Not even the soundtrack can save Under the Cherry Moon       

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Parade (full album)         

Do U Lie?       

I Wonder You         

Kiss     

Sometimes It Snows in April       

Under the Cherry Moon         

Venus De Milo         

Under the Cherry Moon (movie trailer)          

        

         

        

        

Under the Cherry Moon
 film still

 

        

         

        

        

        

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